Saturday 20 June 2009

Kihon Ippon Kumite

The above photograph puts the height into perspective whilst the photograph below details what is actually happening - Yes, karate 200 feet above road level !

Alan Stanley & Milena Galabova climbed to the dizzy heights of this rock face and stood on a ledge of rock sticking out at the top. The idea was to get a better view across the idyllic scenery of a Scottish Loch. But Kato Sensei had other ideas - always one for practising he shouts to them to do Kihon Ippon Kumite.
All was set, Milena stands in shizentai - Alan steps back into gedan barai - Normally all you would have heard from Alan would have been, "JODAN" - but on this occasion he quietly said, "I'm going to attack, just DON'T step back" - always the caring karate-ka...
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